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Firefox hangs for a few seconds when trying to pause videos or skip ads on Youtube.

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pantalonsfancie
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Hello all!

My problem is that YouTube sort of hangs for a few seconds when I try to pause a video or skip ahead or skip ads. The video freezes while the audio keeps playing until, after say 5 seconds, youtube finally does what I tell it to do.

This doesn't happen if the video is embedded on a different website, nor does it happen on Vimeo, Dailymotion etc. I can play YouTube videos perfectly while using Chrome, IE and a Windows 8 Youtube app I have.

After the initial freeze all commands start working very well, at least until I open a new video.

I noticed that a lot of people are having trouble with youtube while using firefox and I've tried a few things: - uninstalling and reinstalling flash and java - starting Firefox in safe mode - using different antivirus software - reinstalling Firefox

I read that this might be a problem caused by the whole Google being all buddy-buddy with Adobe thing, but I'm skeptical.

So, is there any way to get YouTube to work properly?

Thanks!

Hello all! My problem is that YouTube sort of hangs for a few seconds when I try to pause a video or skip ahead or skip ads. The video freezes while the audio keeps playing until, after say 5 seconds, youtube finally does what I tell it to do. This doesn't happen if the video is embedded on a different website, nor does it happen on Vimeo, Dailymotion etc. I can play YouTube videos perfectly while using Chrome, IE and a Windows 8 Youtube app I have. After the initial freeze all commands start working very well, at least until I open a new video. I noticed that a lot of people are having trouble with youtube while using firefox and I've tried a few things: - uninstalling and reinstalling flash and java - starting Firefox in safe mode - using different antivirus software - reinstalling Firefox I read that this might be a problem caused by the whole Google being all buddy-buddy with Adobe thing, but I'm skeptical. So, is there any way to get YouTube to work properly? Thanks!

Ọ̀nà àbáyọ tí a yàn

You can check for problems with current Flash plugin versions and try these:

  • disable a possible RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension for Firefox and update the RealPlayer if installed
  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
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iamjayakumars
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Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems. See "Creating a profile":

Profile Backup and Restore

pantalonsfancie
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Hey!

Thanks for the speedy reply but, unfortunately, creating a new profile didn't do the trick.

cor-el
cor-el
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Ọ̀nà àbáyọ Tí a Yàn

You can check for problems with current Flash plugin versions and try these:

  • disable a possible RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension for Firefox and update the RealPlayer if installed
  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
pantalonsfancie
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Disabling protected mode solved the issue! Thanks a lot!